- Date
- June 28, 1978
- Place
- Galesburg, IL · GALESBURG, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7323KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780628022549A
- Case key
- 140889
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1958 78/6/28 GALESBURG,IL PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3561 TIME - 1341 N7323K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALESBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUNKEN AIRPORT,PA CALIFORNIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7323K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Galesburg Muni
N7323KRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2023 · Piper PA-20-135Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N7323K · 1
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